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I’d love to see a double blind study done on this device and others like it, I figure maybe there’s a placebo effect, or perhaps many of the people sat still fo
by ok_dad 2y ago
I’d love to see a double blind study done on this device and others like it, I figure maybe there’s a placebo effect, or perhaps many of the people sat still for half an hour which allowed them “time off” mentally, as if meditating. I don’t trust these types of devices without double blind studies being performed as otherwise there may be a confounding factor. This doesn’t sound like such a study.
- H8crilA 2y agoPlacebo is very strong in all depression studies, also because most depressions disappear or at least improve on their own - patients are most likely to seek help closer to the random/periodic bottom, than to the top. This device may be similar to transcranial magnetic stimulation, or even the good old, scary, but reliable electroshocks. I do wonder if they are able to run enough current through the brain to cause any effect.
- funnym0nk3y 2y agoPlacebo in depression is strong because placebo effect involves the opioid system, particularly the mu receptor. That receptor is known to have antidepressant effects when stimulated. If you mean ECT by electroshocks, then yes, it's reliable but poorly tolerated with possible memory loss and cognitive impairment. It's still unknown how it works. TMS is very different from tDCS as the power in the brain is very different.
- resoluteteeth 2y agoI'm not sure if it's the same study or not but here they seem tobgave compared it with sham treatment: https://neuronewsinternational.com/flow-announces-pivotal-trial-results-indicating-tdcs-headset-is-twice-as-effective-as-established-antidepressants/ https://neuronewsinternational.com/flow-announces-pivotal-tr... Where are you seeing that the trial mentioned in the article isn't double blind?